Elder Law 2007- Changes in the law and Expanding an Elder Law Practice

Saturday, August 11 2:00 -- 3:30 p.m.American Bar Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco
Speakers:Jay Foonberg, Esq. - Author of Best Sellers "How toStart and Build a Law Practice" and "How to get and keep good clients',Beverly Hills, CA
Charles Sabatino, director of the ABA's Commission on Law & Aging
Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq. - co-author"Nuts & Bolts of Elder Law", Edison, NJ
Parag Patel, Esq. Iselin, NJ
_______________, Officer of Lesbian & Gay Attorney Association, San Francisco, CA
Primary Sponsors: General Practice Section and Senior Lawyers DivisionSan Francisco, CaliforniaRequested co-sponsors: YLD, LPM, Business Law
Elder Law may be the biggest practice area of your career. 50,000 babyboomers/ day turning 60 and soon to be on Medicaid and needing your help.
Topics:Medicaid Law changes in 2006-2007- Protect yourself from inaccurate adviceand malpracticeGetting referrals from other professionalsThe aftermath of the Terry Schiavo case and Living Wills.Forms you can useEmail newslettersHow to get more referrals and repeat businessHow to manage telephone conversations with your clientsMarketing with written fee agreements-Ethics and marketing without violating the Rules of Professional Conduct[Contact Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. for program information 732-572-0500]Contact American Bar Association's ITS at 800-421-0459 for registration
Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. - Elder Law bio
Kenneth A. Vercammen is chair of the Elder Law Committee of the American Bar Association General Practice Section. He is also Editor of the ABA Estate Planning Probate Committee Newsletter and lectures on Elder Law for the American Bar Association at their Annual Meeting. He has published over 125 articles in national and New Jersey publications on litigation and Elder Law topics. Mr. Vercammen is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, and before the United States Supreme Court and the United States District Court. He is Past Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association Municipal Court Section, Chair of the Municipal Court Education Committee and a member of the NJSBA¹s General Practice Section Board of Directors.
He was the New Jersey State Bar Association General Practitioner of the Year and also the Municipal Court Practitioner of the Year. He has lectured on Wills and Elder law on numerous occasions to the Adult Community Schools in Edison, Metuchen, Sayreville, Old Bridge, South Brunswick and Woodbridge and other Senior and AARP groups. He established the NJlaws website www.njlaws.com which includes many articles on Elder Law. Mr. Vercammen received his B.S., cum laude, from theUniversity of Scranton and his J.D. from Widener/Delaware Law School, where he was the Case Note Editor of the Delaware Law Forum, a member of the Law Review and the winner of the Delaware Trial Competition.
He is a highly regarded lecturer on litigation issues for the American Bar Association, ICLE, New Jersey State Bar Association and Middlesex County Bar Association. His articles have been published by New Jersey Law Journal, ABA Law Practice Management Magazine, and New Jersey Lawyer. He is the Editor in Chief of the New Jersey Municipal Court Law Review. Mr. Vercammen is a recipient of the NJSBA- YLD Service to the Bar Award. He has appeared in Courts throughout New Jersey several times each week on many trial and contested Probate hearings.